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W. H. EDSALL AND F. LA 0. LATHROP.

DRAPERY CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED AUG-5. 1919.

V Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

.IWIILLIAM H. nnsnm. AND FRANK ASSIGNOBS TO 11. 1.. mm;

TION OF NEW YORK.

\Amilication filed August 5, 1919. serial m'sisau.

' To all whom itinayconcern If for supporting a series I Be it known that we, WmmA rREDsALL and FRANK LA OTIS LATHROP,C1t1ZeilS of the United States of America, residing at Wal- .lingford, Connecticut, have invented a nowan useful'Drapery-Garrier, of which the following is aspec fication. This lnvention relates to that type'of a device known as a curtain supportand it is particularly designed with reference-to providing a main rod supporting element slotted and provided with interior tracks of carriers: which may be slid to and fro on said tracks in such a mannerthat when drapery-is secured to said carriers the said drapery may be adjusted lation to the passageway or window in which it is located. Supports of this general type have long been known and used and have customarily been made of sheet metal. Ob-

' viously when the carriers are made of sheet metal there is danger that ifthelsameare tllted the edge of one carrier may over-ride the edge of an adjacent carrier and become jamme'din the guide-way or slot especially if the tracks have beendefiected .ofiadly 'tion, the function of It is the chief object of our invention to provide simple and effective. means which do not add materially which is toprevent the aforesaid over-riding and 'jammlng of said carriers. Further,

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In carrying out our invention, we prolugs at their opposite ends, which shoulders form abutments serving to prevent the carriers from riding upon one another; In the [preferred form) the rod is provided along its opposite edges with. downwardly apart therefrom only slightly rugated longitudinally and to and inwardly turned flanges forming spaced interior tracks for supporting the carriers. The upper. wall of the rod is preferably corto stiffen the same provide a central channel directly above the slot. 'Theseco'rrugations also form ribsabove the tracks the same being spaced thickness of the carrier. By thisform of 5 construction. relatively narrow upper. and

lower bearing tracks are provided affording 'slide shown in Fig. 5.

a-curtain or other.

"the ma1n supporting as desired with reto the cost of produc-- our improved construe ftion guarantees the free sliding of saidcarmore than the LA o'rIs -mrnnor; or wnnnmaronn, CONNECTICUT,

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a minimum of resistance to the sliding-of the, carriers. Figure 1 is a cross sectional view illustrata preferred form of our invention. ig. 2 is a longitudinalview, thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective viewwof' a single carrier orslide. j

Fig. 4 is an end view' thereof; Fig. '5 is a cross section of a modification. Fig. 6 is a view of the underside of the Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view of a modified form ofthe slide.

Figs; 1 to 4 inclusive, it will ybeseen that rod is corrugatedlong'itudinallv and the opposite edges thereof are turned downwa'rdly and inwardly so as to. form two spaced supporting flanges 1--1. Each carrier comprises a disk-like member 2 iofga size adapted to slide within the supportingrodand upon the guiderway's or flanges 11. Each end of each carrier disk 2 is provided with a stop shoulder? whichv is ofi'setin sucha manner as to form an abutmentso that two adjacent carriers when brought into contact. are revented from over-riding one another in t e slotted portion ofthe 'rod and becoming jammed therein. Any suitable attaching means such as an eye 4 may from which the suspended.

be secured to each-carrier urtam'o'r drapery may be In Fig. 2 we have shown two adjacent car, I

' Describing, first the construction shown in flanges or tracks as being sagged, thereby inviting the overriding and jamming of the carriers; yet it will be seen by reference to this figure, that, the stop shoulders operate to effectively prevent said over-riding of said pieces even under these most'unusual conditions. i

In'Fig. 1, flanges 11 what so as. to provide a line'su carrier. 7 The corrugations-in t rod likewise form comparatively narrow top. guides or beads 5-5 upon which the upper port for the surface of the carrier may freely run in'the 105 it will be seen that the inturned are preferably curled up some:

e top ofthe eventthe same is tilted by a strain on the drapery in the act of shifting the same. I The vertical clearance space for the carricr \vithintllerod is preferably only alit tle grcater .tl1an the thlckness'ioi thecai'rier i '6, and in this c ase weflh 7 at the side ed es, the end'lugsvbeing at 3-3, the si( 7 and located directlygeabove. the inwardly,

i modified at will, that-is to i round or slightly oval as in a '1' to 4, or it maybe: substantially, rectanguanges carrier on one another.

'for the nail or screw in any desired manner, in form they are"integrallyiormedawith the edges of the .metalj-l V which recess is extremely simple and cheap" and a ds said flanges and I said disksha'ving vertically. dispose flanges 1 at opposite 1 j'ct suflicient to wrinit said carriers to move 'ith entire freedom and to tilt havc'shown the main supporting as cor-Y;

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channel rugated in such a'manner as to relatively deep center longitudina ave pmvidedjthe carrier with lugs not only shown e lugs being indicate be provided h upwardly projecting stop; -e shoulders or lugs 3at'the1r. ends'in'stead of the downwardly 1projecting shoulders 3suoh as shown in the, i

ample room for such lugs 3' as well as room as the top of a door'or window casing jItshouldbe understood that-the stop lugs" at theends'of the carriers mayL be t e p but 1n the carrier by bending com' aratively little to the costoiff production. lso the outline of the-blank formed may be say, it, ma be from which the carrier is lar as indicated in Figs; 5 andG, or it may be given anyshape whlch will itself to the formingof appropriate: stop lugs or;

cated downwardlyfacing groove above the "shoulders."- C I v vv It should be understood also thatwe have shown only preferable constructions 'of our "invention. V

We claim:--,-- l I.-A- drapery icarrier comprising, a

having inwardlyfacing flanges with oovesl above the flange's','" carrier disks resting on la d ble in said ends to prevent adjacent ends: of adjacent carriers fromoverlapping, My 2. A drapery carrier, comprising, a supporting, member oppositelyidis 's aced I flanges {with grooves: abovewthe;

members slidable in i said grooves on saidiflanges and having idown-i wardly extending stop; a ends between" the suppo ingflanges-to re vent-adjacent can'iersmembers from ri' ing 3. A. drapery carriers sheet metal support having inw J a i above theopenin between In themodified formshown in Fig.5, we!

at the jen'ds' but a. ;v metal'su portin F g-af e p 8 rod may correspond 1n cross, section to -that toward thecenter gs;.1 to 4. The deepcentral channel in the supporting rod furnishesr' mem "ads by which the,

, able in said grooves, said carrier members rods are secured to an overhead support such Q0 lte'ends to revent formed: P08

dicated in igs? metal support having having' inwar y "shoulders on flangesfat opposlte v 1 wily a FP' iv ardly turned spaced flanges andproviding pup r wallof sa support'providing'longltu inally ,extendingrelat ve y narrow up bearingvtracksaabovesaid flanges an a series't o'f carriersslidably mounted on said flanges; in sa1d grooves; each carrier being provided with stop, shoulders at its opposite ends to 'revent adjaoent ends of ad acent carriers romfpassing each other.

4. A" drapery carrl r comprising, a sheet I mem er provided with in-- ,wa-rdly andupwardly directed spaced flanges forming relatively shallow grooves facing members slidmblysupported on the edges of ves, reach carrier on its opposite endsbetween said flanges 5 YA? drapery carrier havinginwardly {facing flanges with shalthejflanges, flat carrier 0 g r ve a e having vertically: disposed stopshoulders at aoent carriers rom overlapping. V

y drapery carrier comprising, a supportm member havmg oppositely disposed .s ac'ed flanges withzshallow grooves above t e flangesyflatcarrier members slidable in 'i said grooves on said flanges and having downwardlyextendin stop shoulders at oppositeends between t e supporting flanges to 'preventfadjacent carrier members from z 7mi on onewanotherz drapery carrier comprising, a sheet fi v d d inwardly 1 turned angesan provi 1n 0 positey' se shallowgrooves and having a centrally loopeningbetween' saidflanges, the upper wall relatively [narrow upper bearing vtracksabove said flanges and a serles of carrs resting on said flanges and slid-'.

and a series of flat carrier comprising,- a rod adjacent ends of more slidablymounted on said flanges said grooves feachcarrier bein" provided with stop shbulders'at its o s ite ends to omz assmgjeach" other.

1 drape carrier comprising; a rod racing flanges with shallow grooves'above the] flan and relatively fiat carrie disks having 1; eir edges resting on revent adjacent ends of a jacent carriers z site edges carriers slidabl in said rod wit u drapery thereto,

row bearing tracks spaced apart in a plane above the edges of said flanges a distance but slightly greater than the thicknessof said carriers, said carriers being provided with stop shoulders on their opposite ends to prevent the adjacent end of adjacent carriers from overriding.

10. A drapery carrier comprising a rod having a longitudinally corrugated upper surface forming a plurality of downwardly extending ribs forming narrow top guides, downwardly extending flanges at the opposite edges of said top portion, the lower edges of said flanges being turned inwardly to form carrier supporting tracks spaced apart by a longitudinal slot, a plurality of carriers slidably mounted in the space within said rod with means on said carriers for securing the space between said tracks and said top guide ribs'being only slightly greater than the thickness of that part of said carriers located therebetween.

11. A drapery carrier comprising a rod having a longitudinally corrugated upper surface forming a plurality of downwardly extending ribs forming narrow top guides, downwardly extending flanges at the oppoof said top portion, the lower edges of said flanges being turned inwardly to mounted in the space withmeans on said earners for form carrier supporting tracks s cedapart by a longitudinal slot, a plurallty of securing drapery thereto, the space between said tracks and said top guide ribs being.

only slightly greater than the thickness of that part of said carriers located therebetween, with stops on the ends of said carriers.

12. A drapery carrier comprising, a rod having inwardly turned flanges with shallow ad acent disks from overlappingv when in "the rod, and means for securing drapery to said disk.

carrier comprising, a rela-' 14. As an article of manufacture, a slide a 

